Shell’s Niger Delta cleanup: Ogoniland’s uncertain future
By dw
02 August 2021 |
11:05 am
A Dutch court in January ruled that Shell had polluted the Niger Delta and ordered the energy giant to pay compensation. But many are now questioning whether it is enough to put right the misery suffered by the people.
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